Which of the following is incorrect about genetic analysis and mapping in bacteria and bacteriophages?
A) Generalized transduction uses lytic phage and specialized transduction uses a lysogenic phage.
B) Conjugation, transformation, and transduction all require recombination.
C) Conjugation requires cell- to- cell contact.
D) Conjugation, transformation, and transduction can all be used to map the order of genes on a bacterial chromosome.
E) Transformation requires a vector to carry donor DNA fragments to the recipient cell.

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Transformation does not require a vector to carry donor DNA fragments to the recipient cell. Instead, it involves the uptake of free DNA fragments from the environment by a recipient cell.

Which of the Following Is Incorrect About Genetic Analysis and Mapping